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Ministry of Finance
Rs. 1330 Crore provided in the Interim Budget 2019-20 for the Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women
An amount of Rs.1330 Crore has been provided in the Interim Budget for 2019-20 for the Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women. This is an increase of Rs. 174 Crore over the Revised Estimates of 2018-19 for the Mission.
While taking several welfare initiatives for women, the emphasis of the Government has been to move from ‘women’s development’ to ‘women led development’ during the last 4.5 years. While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that the Government embarked upon the programme to deliver 8 crore free LPG connections under the Ujjawala Yojana. 6 crores connections have already been given and the remaining will get free gas connections by next year. “Ujjwala is a remarkable success story of our Government programme, defined by a bold yet practical Vision of a responsible and compassionate leadership”, the Finance Minister said.
Shri Piyush Goyal further added that More than 70% of the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana are women who are getting affordable and collateral-free loans to start their own businesses.
Highlighting the benefits of Maternity leave of 26 weeks and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana for pregnant women, the Finance Minister said that these initiatives have provided financial support to women while empowering them to participate in work.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister lauds the winners and final panelists of the second National Youth Parliament Festival
Celebrates the young achievers by tweeting all the speeches
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi lauded the winners and final panelists of the second National Youth Parliament Festival. Addressing the event via video conference, The Prime Minister had said “your dialogue and deliberations today are very important. As I was hearing you speak, a thought came to me and I decided that I will tweet your presentations from my twitter handle, not just you three winners but, if recorded material is available, I will tweet the speeches of all those who were on the final panel yesterday.”
The Prime Minister’s tweets may be seen below.
Ministry of Finance
INDIA’S FOCUS ON WIDE RANGING REFORMS AND SOUND POLICIES RESULTED IN RESILIENCE DURING CRISES
SABKA PRAYAS & JAN BHAGIDARI HELPED IN TRYING TIMES
ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUCH AS UNIQUE WORLD CLASS DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE; UNPARALLELED COVID VACCINATION DRIVE; MISSION LIFE, AND HYDROGEN MISSION LEADING TO INDIA’s RISING GLOBAL PROFILE
Commending the resilience shown by India amidst multiple crises, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman credited this to country’s focus on wide-ranging reforms and sound policies. “Implemented through Sabka Prayas resulting in Jan Bhagidari and targeted support to those in need, these helped us perform well in trying times,” she elaborated.
India’s rising Global Profile:
While presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament today, the Finance Minister underscored that India’s rising global profile is because of several accomplishments. These include:
- Unique world class digital public infrastructure, e.g., Aadhaar, Co-Win and UPI
- Covid vaccination drive in unparalleled scale and speed
- Proactive role in frontier areas such as achieving the climate related goals, Mission LiFE
- National Hydrogen Mission
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 
Highlighting the efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic, Smt Sitharaman said that during pandemic, the scheme to supply free food grains to over 80 crore persons for 28 months ensured that no one goes to bed hungry. “Continuing our commitment to ensure food and nutritional security, we are implementing, from 1st January 2023, a scheme to supply free food grain to all Antyodaya and priority households for the next one year, under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana ,” she pointed out. The entire expenditure of about Rs. 2 lakh crore will be borne by the Central Government, the Finance Minister said.
Ministry of Defence
BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile Successfully Test Fired from Indian Navy’s Stealth Destroyer, INS Chennai
BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired today from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai, hitting a target in the Arabian Sea. The missile hit the target successfully with pin-point accuracy after performing high-level and extremely complex manoeuvres.
BrahMos as ‘prime strike weapon’ will ensure the warship’s invincibility by engaging naval surface targets at long ranges, thus making the destroyer another lethal platform of Indian Navy. The highly versatile BrahMos has been jointly designed, developed and produced by India and Russia.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, BrahMos and Indian Navy for the successful launch.
Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy, congratulated the scientists and all personnel of DRDO, BrahMos, Indian Navy and industry for the successful feat. He stated that BrahMos missiles will add to the capabilities of Indian Armed Forces in many ways.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dr Jitendra Singh awards certificates to ministries for meritorious performance in handling Public Grievances on PG Portal
The Union Minister of State  for Development of North Eastern Region , Minister of State  for Youth Affairs and Sports, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh awarded the Certificates of Appreciation to the Ministries/Departments based on their performance in the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System , here today.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the number of grievances lodged has crossed 16 lakh per year. He said that grievances received by the Government has increased manifold due to the prompt response given by the Department and faith of public reposed in the Government. Dr Jitendra Singh said that timelines have been framed for timely disposal for grievances, but many grievances are lodged due to lack of awareness. He said that the people need to be educated about the process and be made aware about the information already available in the public domain.
Shri KV Eapen, Secretary, Ms. Vasudha Mishra, Addl. Secretary, and Senior Officers of DARPG were present on the occasion.
Following Departments have been conferred with the awards for the quarters from July to September, 2017 and October to December, 2017:-
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A

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Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
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Department of Land Resources
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B

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Ministry of Panchayati Raj
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Department of Justice
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Department of Financial Services 
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Central Board of Direct Taxes
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Budget in tune with the Post-COVID India vision
In a series of media interviews on the Union Budget, Union Minister of State  Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr.Jitendra Singh described the Budget in tune with the Post-COVID India vision. He said, even though it is an economic document, the spirit of the Budget presented today goes beyond the realms of economics to lay down the roadmap of Modi - led India which is destined to emerge as a frontline member in the community of world nations.
Contrary to the misgivings and propaganda by the opposition,Dr.Jitendra Singh said, the Budget presented has silenced all the critics and left them to criticize only for the sake of criticism. He said, instead of putting extra burden or liability on the common man, as was being speculated by several commentators, Budget 2021-22 has actually come as a relief for a nation struggling with the constraints of COVID pandemic.
The priorities laid down by the Budget, said Dr.Jitendra Singh, will also set the tone for other countries of the world to follow. For example, high priority to the health sector is not only unprecedented but will also give India the self-confidence of being on its own and walking ahead of others by venturing into great initiatives like Corona Vaccine for a nation led by a government that realises the value of physical well-being, preventive health care and wellness.
Referring to some of the lesser known aspects of the Budget, Dr.Jitendra Singh said, it has brought cheer for every section of society. On the one hand, for the youngsters, while the Tax holiday for Start-Ups has been extended by one year, on the other hand for the elder citizens, filing of the Income Tax returns has been exempted for pensioners above the age of 75 years.
The mention of a gas pipeline for Jammu & Kashmir and a University for Ladakh, Dr.Jitendra Singh said, indicates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s concern for the two youngest Union Territories of India. He also acknowledged the relief given for Tea Garden workers of Assam in the Northeast and West Bengal.
Living up to the objective of “AtmaNirbhar Bharat” laid down by Prime Minister Modi, Dr.Jitendra Singh hailed the reference to the ISRO launch of “Gaganyaan” scheduled for December this year.
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Ministry of Mines
Enhancement of Royalty Rate on Minerals
In terms of Section 9 of the Mines and Minerals   Act 1957, every mining lease holder needs to pay royalty for major minerals removed or consumed as per the royalty rates specified in the Second Schedule of the MMDR Act, 1957. Royalty is collected and retained by the State Governments concerned. Royalty rates were last revised on 01.09.2014.
In order to evaluate the revision of royalty rates and dead rent for minerals , the Ministry of Mines vide order dated 09.02.2018 had constituted a Study Group consisting of representatives from various State Governments including State Government of Odisha and representatives of Mining Industry /Associations /Federations etc. The State Government of Odisha furnished their comments there on vide letter dated 26.06.2018. The Study Group has submitted its final recommendation on 25.07.2019. In the meanwhile, it has been decided to formulate an index based mechanism by developing a National Mineral Index  for calculation of various payments as well as determination of statutory payments for future auctions. The proposal has been approved by the Cabinet on 13.01.2021. Accordingly, Ministry of Mines vide order dated 06.04.2021 has constituted a Committee to develop National Mineral Index  of individual minerals and examining the issue of double taxation.
This information was given by Minister of Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
Faculty and Course Members of 59th NDC Course Call on the President
The faculty and course members of the 59th Course of the NDC, called on the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the success of any nation state depends on how effectively it harnesses all the available resources at its disposal. The foremost among these is the human resource. The development of human resource for national security is the task assigned to the NDC. It imparts knowledge to senior officers from not only the armed forces and civil services but also friendly foreign countries to help them make informed policy decisions related to national objectives and aims.
The President said that the role of the Armed Forces has expanded far beyond traditional military matters with the developments in military affairs and globalisation. It is clear that future conflicts in the complex defence and security environment will require a more integrated multi-state and multi-agency approach. The NDC Course, therefore, plays an important role in preparing the military and the civil service officers as strategic leaders to deal with the complex security environment in a comprehensive manner.
Prime Minister's Office
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and His Excellency Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of Egypt
In a telephone conversation today, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conveyed greetings for Eid-ul-Fitr to H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of Egypt, as well as to the people of Egypt.
Reciprocating the greetings, the Egyptian President referred to Egypt and India as being among the oldest civilizations in the world, and expressed happiness about the fast expanding bilateral relationship.
Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for the support extended by Egyptian authorities for the safety and welfare of Indian nationals in Egypt during the COVID-19 crisis.
(Referring to his earlier planned visit to Egypt this year, which had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister conveyed his desire to meet President Sisi as soon as circumstances permit.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
National MSME Expedition Team reached Delhi after covering 3500 kms in 12 days
The National MSME Expedition Team reached Delhi from Sambhal District of UP last night. The teamtravelled more than 3500 kms distance by road during 12 day Expedition.Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane had flagged off the National MSME Expedition from Delhi on November 27, 2021.
The Team covered five States in the first phase of the Expedition. It organised 75 MSME Sabhas in rural and urban areas to propagate the MSME schemes as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated from March 12, 2021 to August 15, 2023 in the country.
The team travelled from Delhi to Faridabad, Ballabgarh, Palval, Agra, Firozabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur, Allahabad, Rewa, Varanasi, Buxar, Ara, Patna, Chhapra, Champaran, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sultanpur, Kannauj, Lucknow, Anupshahar and Sambhal.During the course of journey, the team spread awareness about MSME schemes among thousands of people directly and millions of people indirectly.
In Patna Shri Saiyed Shahnawaz Hussain, Minister of Industries, Government of Bihar flagged off the Expedition for onward journey.In Lucknow Shri Siddharth Nath Singh, Minister of MSME, Government of Uttar Pradesh flagged off on December 7, 2021. In Sambhal District, Ms. Gulabo Devi, State Minister of Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh flagged off the Expedition team for Delhi.
In Champaran, noted freedom fighter and ex-minister of Bihar Shri Brajkishore Singh handed over National flag to the team. Amit Azad, the grandson of the great revolutionary of the freedom struggle Chandrashekhar Azad handed over National flag to the team in Lucknow.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
959 coaches working in SAI currently: Shri Anurag Thakur
Appointment of coaches for different sports disciplines in the Sports Authority of India  and the recognized different National Sports Federations  is a continuous and dynamic process. The NSFs are allowed to hire foreign experts on their own within their respective Annual Calendar for Training and Competition  allocations. However, each NSF is mandated to create the Key Result Areas for the coaches hired in consultation with SAI. In SAI, at present, 959 coaches are working and all are Indian nationals.
Emoluments for Indian coaches and international coaches are different. The emoluments and facilities provided to Indian Coaches are as per the 7th Central Pay Commission  recommendations, and the terms laid down in the contractual agreements in respect of the contractual coaches. As far as Foreign Coaches are concerned, they are appointed as per the recommendations of the concerned NSFs on the basis of demand-supply scenario of international coaches, prevailing market rates in comparable cases, qualifications/experiences, and last pay drawn. Emoluments may vary across disciplines depending on the demand-supply scenario in that sport.
The Government  has already revised emoluments/facilities for foreign coaches/experts in February, 2022, which is based on the demand-supply scenario and prevailing market rates, but the same may not be more than the 30% of the overall approved budget of the NSF. As regards Indian coaches, they are regulated as per the recommendation/guidelines of the 7th CPC. The Coaches working in respective Pay Levels on regular basis are granted annual increments as mentioned in the 7th CPC matrix and the Coaches working on contract basis are given 10% increment annually. The remuneration details of coaches are given below:-
- Contractual Assistant Coach - ₹50,300;
- Coach – ₹1,05,000;
- Senior Coach – ₹1,25,000;
- Chief Coach – ₹1,65,000.
This information was given by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya participates in Cyclathon organised by National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences 
Encourages use of bi-cycle to promote health and fitness- It needs to be made a “passion” from “fashion”, and transformed into a rich-man’s vehicle, from a poor man’s vehicle
“Cyclathon will help in creating a positive shift towards environment by spreading awareness among people”
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya participated in a Cyclathon organized by National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences , here today. The cycle rally with the theme “SAVE EARTH, SAVE LIFE” commenced from Nirman Bhawan and traversed through Kartavya Path. Several cycling enthusiasts were part of this early winter morning cylcathon. It aimed to encourage health seeking behaviour in the masses through physical activities.
In a tweet posted by the Union Health Minister, a 5-year old cycling enthusiast is seen cycling as part of the rally.
As he led the cyclathon, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya who is also known as a “Green MP” for his zeal for cycling, urged people to use bicycle to promote health and fitness. He appreciated the enthusiasm of all participants who joined the awareness rally on a cold winter morning today. “The cycle can substantially help to address environment issues as it is a no-pollution vehicle. Many developed countries are using cycles on a large scale. While in India it is known as a poor-man’s vehicle, it should be our aim to transform this in a rich man’s vehicle. It needs to be made a “passion” from “fashion”. “Let us make the cycling a part of our life for a Green Earth and health Earth”, he urged.
Highlighting the significance of cycling and physical activities, Dr. Mandaviya said “we need to inculcate exercise in our lives for physical as well as mental benefits. Physical activities are known to keep away many of the non-communicable and life-style diseases.” He complimented NBEMS for their “Go-Green” drive and proactive role towards health promotion and environment protection.
Accompanying Dr. Mandaviya were Dr Abhijat Sheth President NBEMS and other Governing Body members of NBEMS. The officers and staff of NBEMS were also participated in the Cyclathon.
The event can be witnessed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgxvYc7i2WI
Ministry of Science & Technology
3 DST institutes among top 30 Indian Institutions in Nature Index 2020
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata is at 7th position, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Bangalore at 14th position and S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata at 30th position
Three of the autonomous institutions of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India have found their place among top 30 Indian Institutions including universities, IITs, IISERs, and Research Institutions and Labs as per Nature Index 2020 ratings based on the research published in the top journals, a measure of research quality.
These are the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata at 7th position, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Bangalore at 14th position and S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata at 30th position.
Keeping out CSIR, which is a cluster of institutions, IACS is among the top three institutions in quality Chemistry Research in India. JNCASR ranks 4th among academic institutions in life sciences, 10th in Chemistry and Physical Sciences, 10th among Indian academic institutions, and 469th in global ranking.
“It is extremely heartening that the DST's hot spots of knowledge are consistently rated in the top institutions of the country in the quality of research as judged by the papers published in the selected top-quality journals. While the research carried out in the academia and research labs has shown good quantitative enhancement, the need for a greater emphasis on quality, relevance, and translational aspects is now being understood as acted upon,” said Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST.
Globally the top-rated Indian institutions in this list are Council of Scientific and Industrial Research , a group of 39 institutions at the 160th position and Indian Institute of Science  Bangalore at the 184th position.
The Global rankings and subject-wise rankings may be seen in the link below.
https://www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2020/institution/all/all/countries-India
Source: Nature Index, 2020.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
District Youth Convention Programmes
District Youth Convention Programme is one of the core programs organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan . It is a one day programme in which 100 youth leaders from Youth Clubs participate. Issues of social and national importance are highlighted. Resource Persons provide orientation to youth leaders on addressing local and contemporary issues. Youth leaders also share experience/best practices. Youth Leaders in turn disseminate the acquired inputs among members of their respective youth clubs.
Rs. 30,000/- per convention per district per year is allocated to each of the district Nehru Yuva Kendras for conduct of District Youth Convention Programme. Details of number of Youth Convention Programmes organized in States/UTs/Districts, during the last three years and current year  are at Annexure. This is an ongoing programme. Experience sharing amongst youth leaders has been included in this program.
ANNEXURE
District Youth Conventions Organized
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S. N.
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Name of State/UT
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Number of Conventions/Districts
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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12
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14
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13
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8
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2
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Telangana
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8
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9
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9
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2
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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0
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14
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14
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12
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4
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Assam
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25
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27
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25
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19
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5
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Bihar
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38
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36
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37
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24
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6
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Chhattisgarh
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16
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16
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16
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10
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7
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Delhi
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9
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9
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9
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9
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8
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Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli
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18
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24
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28
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18
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9
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Haryana
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19
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19
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19
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11
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10
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Himachal Pradesh
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12
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12
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12
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11
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11
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Jammu & Kashmir
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11
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14
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14
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8
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12
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Jharkhand
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19
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22
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22
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8
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13
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Karnataka
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21
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24
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27
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20
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14
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Kerala & Lakshadweep
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16
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16
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16
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12
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15
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Madhya Pradesh
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38
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44
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42
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22
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16
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Maharashtra & Goa
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34
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35
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35
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16
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17
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Manipur
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8
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10
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10
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10
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18
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Meghalaya
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4
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3
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7
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3
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19
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Mizoram
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8
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8
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8
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4
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20
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Nagaland
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11
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11
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11
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3
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21
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Odisha
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29
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30
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29
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15
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22
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Punjab & Chandigarh
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21
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20
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21
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10
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23
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Rajasthan
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31
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30
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27
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14
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24
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Sikkim
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4
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4
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4
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4
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25
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Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry
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29
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32
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32
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17
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26
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Tripura
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4
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4
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4
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3
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27
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Uttar Pradesh
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60
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55
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67
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26
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28
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Uttrakhand
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9
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9
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6
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6
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29
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West Bengal & A.N. Island
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29
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29
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29
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20
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Total
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543
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580
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593
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345
This Information was given by the Minister of State  for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.